Ecology & Me Workshop - 140 Carlton Street StART Monumental Mural Project

Date & Time:

• Saturday, May 23, 2026
  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  
  

Location:

• Allan Gardens Children’s Conservatory & Teaching Garden
• 19 Horticultural Ave, Toronto, ON M5A 2K1

Workshop schedule:

• 3:00–3:45pm – Facilitated workshop led by Marjan Verstappen, Kristi Waddell, and Trisha Kulathungam (Higher Learning Foundation), exploring mental health, ecological awareness, and participants’ relationships to trees, climate, and the environment
• 3:45–4:15pm – Guided ecology walk through Allan Gardens led by Alan Colley (Living Wild in the City)
• 4:15–5:00pm – Art activity with lead artist Emmanuel Jarus, who will speak about the mural project and how community participation may help inform the final artwork at 140 Carlton Street